Counterproductive Hiring Discrimination Against Women : Evidence from a French Correspondence Test

Mentioning car and motorcycle licences on a resume sends a signal of strong mobility, which should increase the chances of getting a job in congested traffic areas. Yet we find that this signal can lead to a counterproductive selection of female candidates, since the highest commuting mobility meets the lowest hiring rate

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Duguet, Emmanuel
Other Persons:	Loïc, Du Parquet (contributor) ; L'Horty, Yannick (contributor) ; Petit, Pascale (contributor)
Publisher:	[2015]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Frankreich \| France \| Arbeitsmarktdiskriminierung \| Labour market discrimination \| Geschlechterdiskriminierung \| Gender discrimination

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (12 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments June 23, 2015 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.2622029 [DOI]
Classification:	C93 - Field Experiments ; J16 - Economics of Gender ; J71 - Discrimination
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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